Can Côte d'Ivoire become the African giant in sustainable palm oil?
By: David Baché
Training for small producers of palm oil, this is how Côte d'Ivoire intends to become the first African producer of this vegetable oil most consumed in the world.
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The country does not weigh much, compared to the Asian giants of the sector, but it displays great ambitions: to triple its production, without touching its forests. Because palm oil is widely criticized for its environmental damage and Côte d'Ivoire has already lost 90% of its forests since the 1960s.
Can Côte d'Ivoire become the African giant in sustainable palm oil? A Great Report by David Baché.
(Replay of February 24, 2020)
Realization : Ewa Piedel
A program produced thanks to co-financing from the European Union.
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